Pumpkin Green gram erissery / curry

The combination of Pumpkin and Green gram makes this tasty Kerala dish.


What you need for pumpkin green gram curry:

• Pumpkin - 1 piece cut in to small pieces
• Green gram - 1 cup
• Garlic pods - 2
• Grated coconut - 1 cup
• Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
• Green chillies -4
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
• Red chillies - 2
• Curry leaves -  few
• Small onion- 2chopped
• Salt to taste

The preparation method:

• Cook the pumpkin with green gram, garlic, salt and turmeric powder. 
• Smash the pumpkin pieces moderately, so that it is mixed well with the green gram. 
• Let this mixture remain thick and not watery. 
• Grind together coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds.
• Mix it with the cooked pumpkin-gram mixture. 
• Add water to get the required consistency.
• Bring it to a boil. 
• Heat coconut oil in a frying pan.
• Splutter mustard seeds. 
• Add curry leaves, chopped onion and red chillies to it. 
• Saute, until the onion turns golden brown. 
• Pour the above seasoning into the pumpkin-gram mix.
•  Yummy and tasty green gram pumpkin erissery / curry is ready to be serve with rice.